Improvement in washing-machines



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. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 125,950, dated April 23, 1872. v

Speciication describing anew and Improved Washing-Machine, invented by NEWTON C. GooDLoE, of Oka-lona, in the county of Chickasaw and State of Mississippi.

Figure l represents a vertical Jtransverse section of my improved washing-machine. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the sam on the line c c, Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a new dashing apparatus of a washing-machine; and consists in making the same in form ot' a hollow threesided prism, with perforated sides and ahin ged door, and provided with projecting gud geons, whereon it can be rapidly revolved within the suds-box to insure efficient and expeditious results.

A in the drawing represents a suds-box of suitable size, and provided with a semicircular or semi-oval bottom. It is supported on a suitable frame, B, and has a hinged or removable lid or cover, a. C is the dash. It is a three sided prism, hollow, with perforated sides b b, lsolid ends c 0, and with a door, d, in

one of the sides for 'the insertion and removal of the clothes. Gudgeons e e, which project from the ends of the dash, have their bearings in the ends of the suds-box, and one is connected with a suitable hand-crank, f, on the outside of the 'suds-box. By means of this crank, the dash can be rapidly revolved within the suds-box.

The clothes to be vwashed are placed into the triangular dash C, and suds into the box A. The rapid turning of the former will then cause the clothes to tumble against the sides ofthe same, the water meanwhile rushing through the perforations, and agitating and cleaning the clothes.

The perforated sides of the prism C may be either made of boards bored with holes of suit- 

